Open your phone gallery and most likely you will discover twelve pictures from last Saturday. Imagine turning one of those into a drawing, practically as though an artist met you for coffee and drew you on a napkin. Photo to sketch tools accomplish exactly that, and they do it with almost any work on your side. All you have to do is upload a photo to sketch outline, press a button, and see how your selfie transforms into something that would not fit in a small painting studio.

You need not worry about difficult programs. Most choices available online are straightforward: upload, select a look, and let the tech work magic. Certain programs enable you change the lines or choose between graphite, ink, or even wild neon hues, therefore offering more control. Every personality has a taste—serious, lighthearted, and all points between.

If you have ever watched caricature artists at an outdoor art market, you understand the excitement of seeing a familiar face in a novel, eccentric way. Without the embarrassing fifteen minutes of stillness, photo-to—sketch filters astonish you just the same. Want your dog to be a shagged, expressive drawing? Alternatively give a simple holiday image a dark, artistic spin. The range of possibilities runs from your camera roll.

Sometimes the outcome exceeds your expectations. Other times you could have a hairdo that defies gravity or resemble a comic book villain. Even the “oops,” though, are worth a chuckle or a second try. Play about until you come onto the suitable sketch.

Turn one of those sketches into a card or a present and it will seem more intimate right away. A few might even be printed to adorn your house and provide a gallery-style accent to your walls. You don’t have to be tech-savvy or creative when so many free and simple tools abound. All it requires is a picture and a curious spark. Why then should one stick to merely ordinary images? Turn your best memories into doodles and explore a whole different side of your pictures.